James A. Haslam II

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James A. Haslam II is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of the truck stop and travel center chain Pilot Flying J.

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instanceOf businessperson
human
philanthropist
associatedWith University of Tennessee Haslam College of Business
businessRegion North America
United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt University of Tennessee
employer Pilot Corporation
Pilot Flying J
familyName Haslam
fieldOfWork convenience retailing
logistics services for trucking industry
retail fuel sales
founded Pilot Corporation
Pilot Flying J
gender male
givenName James
hasBusinessPartner Flying J (in Pilot Flying J joint venture)
hasChild Bill Haslam
Jimmy Haslam
hasRelative Bill Haslam
Jimmy Haslam
industry travel center industry
truck stop industry
knownFor building one of the largest truck stop chains in North America
languageSpoken English
memberOfSportsTeam Tennessee Volunteers football team
notableFor founding Pilot Flying J
leadership in the truck stop industry
major donations to the University of Tennessee
notableWork expansion of Pilot truck stops into a national chain
occupation businessman
philanthropist
philanthropicFocus civic causes in Tennessee
healthcare
higher education
placeOfBusiness Knoxville, Tennessee
positionHeld chairman of Pilot Corporation
chief executive officer of Pilot Corporation
residence Knoxville, Tennessee
sport American football


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